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Bulk-local dS$_3$ holography: the Matter with $T\bar T+\Lambda_2$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-10-21 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We propose an algorithm which builds a concrete dual for large-radius 3d de Sitter with a timelike York boundary for both gravity and bulk effective fields. This generalizes the solvable TTˉ+Λ2T\bar T+\Lambda_2 deformation, whose finite real spectrum accounts for the refined Gibbons-Hawking entropy as a microstate count while reproducing the radial static patch geometry. The required generalization to produce approximately local boundary conditions for bulk quantum fields requires a scheme for defining double-trace operators dual to deformed boundary conditions to realize the finite timelike boundary, valid at finite N. By starting with a small stint of a pure TTˉT\bar T trajectory, the theory becomes finite, enabling well-defined subtractions to define the double-trace deformation so as to match the large-N prescription of Hartman, Kruthoff, Shaghoulian, and Tajdini to good approximation. We incorporate the matter effecting an uplift from negative to positive cosmological constant, and analyze the effect of matter on the energy spectrum of the theory arising from time-dependent bulk excitations. This validates the cosmic horizon dS3dS_3 microstate count for large-radius dS3dS_3 holography, embedding TTˉ+Λ2T\bar T+\Lambda_2 concretely into a larger theory consistent with bulk locality for matter fields. We comment briefly on potential upgrades to four dimensions and other future directions.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2403.01040,
  title  = {Bulk-local dS$_3$ holography: the Matter with $T\bar T+\Lambda_2$},
  author = {Gauri Batra and G. Bruno De Luca and Eva Silverstein and Gonzalo Torroba and Sungyeon Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.01040},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

33 pages, 4 figures, 1 algorithm; v2: fixed typos and added references; v3: matches the version published on JHEP

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